Pat (kneeling, centre) is captain of the SAFY football team

Patrick Onyuta, (aka Pat), 22, Kitamanyanga

“Before SAFY, people used to call me selfish in that I used not to talk to them and just because I was very shy. When SAFY came to our community, they taught me how to express myself to the public and from that day I became a Peer Educator and football captain in our community and people started to respect me.

“I would like to go back to school and continue with my studies of which I would like to be a professional football player. I would like to inform my fellow young people that there is no situation which is Permanent whether you are rich or not and always you should believe in yourself and learn to build yourself according to your dreams. Love your parents because they made you what you are. Thanx”